Posted by Robin
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26 July 2010
An artistic creation is not consensual by intention but rather by the unpredictable result of a magic conjunction between the individual inspiration of a visionary creator and the public which will progressively come to meet him (and not the reverse). Paradoxically, it’s often when you are deeply personal and unique in your expression that you can reach the universal.
— Perfumer Michel Roudnitska, answering the question "What constitutes art in perfumery for you and how do you envision this in the reality of the fragrance industry?"; read more at Perfumism.
Posted by Robin
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18 March 2009
Melon is the new black. It is not the new black I was hoping for as I stuck pins in my sweet-fruity-floral voodoo doll, but there you are: be careful what you wish for. If you like melon in your perfume, you are going to love Emotionnelle, the latest fragrance from Parfums DelRae, which opens with the biggest, brightest, juiciest melon (Octavian at 1000 Fragrances: “I've never seen such a huge and hyper realistic melon note…”) ever bottled. You can just about taste it.
Emotionnelle was reportedly inspired by the smells DelRae Roth recorded in her diary on a visit to Paris (why couldn't she have had jasmine and frankincense for breakfast?), but perfumistas will more likely notice the links to Le Parfum de Thérèse, created by perfumer Edmond Roudnitska for his wife…
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Posted by Robin
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7 December 2008
Parfums DelRae has launched Emotionnelle, the line's fifth fragrance for women. The new scent was inspired by the smells DelRae Roth recorded in her diary during a visit made to Paris as summer turned into autumn.
Emotionnelle was developed by perfumer Michel Roudnitska…
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Posted by Robin
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5 June 2008
Bertrand Duchaufour might be my second favorite (living) perfumer at the moment (you regular readers know that Jean-Claude Ellena is still at the top of the list), so Magnolia Romana by Eau d'Italie was one of my “most looked forward to” fragrances this year. I was a little worried about the “summer ozone” and “water” notes (other notes include purple basil, lemon leaves, neroli, nutmeg, cypress, magnolia, Bulgarian rose, tuberose, lotus, cedar, hay extract and white musk), and I was right to be: I don't like synthetic “fresh” notes, and while Magnolia Romana isn't overwhelmingly “fresh”, it's just fresh enough to bother me.
Despite the fascinating list of notes, it reads as very nearly bland on my skin…
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Posted by Robin
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3 September 2007
Hors Là Monde recently launched their second fragrance, Shiloh, after winning a protracted legal battle with actress Angelina Jolie over the rights to the name. Shiloh has any number of meanings, but only one of them matters to Jolie, apparently. I don’t know if the legal costs were outrageous, but it is hard to imagine a more fortuitous gift publicity-wise: Shiloh (the perfume) got way more attention in the mainstream press (and on the celebrity gossip blogs) than your average niche fragrance launch could ever hope to achieve.
The Shiloh fragrance was developed by Michel Roudnitska, and is described as…
…the treasure brought home after years of traveling. Mysterious, bewitching and refined, Shiloh is the result of a fusion of delicate scents, precious woods, a hint of Rose from Esphahan, and a touch of patchouli oil…
Additional notes include lemon, bergamot, herbs, rose, Virginia cedar, sandalwood, incense, oakmoss, musk, patchouli and vanilla…
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